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Ginni Thomas Privately Praised Group Working Against Supreme Court Reform: "Thank You So, So, So Much"
https://www.propublica.org/article/ginni-thomas-email-scotus-ethics-reform-first-liberty-instituteGinni Thomas Privately Praised Group Working Against Supreme Court Reform: “Thank You So, So, So Much”
In a call with donors, First Liberty Institute’s Kelly Shackelford read the supportive email he said came from Thomas. The leader of the religious-rights group also labeled Justice Elena Kagan “treasonous” for backing a stronger ethics code.
Left: Kelly Shackelford, president and CEO of First Liberty Institute. Right: Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. Credit: Photo illustration by Tiffany Herring/ProPublica. Source images: Kevin Wolf/AP, Garen Meguerian/Getty Images, Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images.
by Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey, Documented
Sept. 4, 5 a.m. EDT
Co-published with Documented
Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, privately heaped praise on a major religious-rights group for fighting efforts to reform the nation’s highest court — efforts sparked, in large part, by her husband’s ethical lapses.
Thomas expressed her appreciation in an email sent to Kelly Shackelford, an influential litigator whose clients have won cases at the Supreme Court. Shackelford runs the First Liberty Institute, a $25 million-a-year organization that describes itself as “the largest legal organization in the nation dedicated exclusively to defending religious liberty for all Americans.”
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Thomas wrote that First Liberty’s opposition to court-reform proposals gave a boost to certain judges. According to Shackelford, Thomas wrote in all caps: “YOU GUYS HAVE FILLED THE SAILS OF MANY JUDGES. CAN I JUST TELL YOU, THANK YOU SO, SO, SO MUCH.”
Shackelford said he saw Thomas’ support as evidence that judges, who “can’t go out into the political sphere and fight,” were thankful for First Liberty’s work to block Supreme Court reform. “It’s neat that, you know, those of you on the call are a part of protecting the future of our court, and they really appreciate it,” he said.
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In a call with donors, First Liberty Institute’s Kelly Shackelford read the supportive email he said came from Thomas. The leader of the religious-rights group also labeled Justice Elena Kagan “treasonous” for backing a stronger ethics code.
Left: Kelly Shackelford, president and CEO of First Liberty Institute. Right: Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. Credit: Photo illustration by Tiffany Herring/ProPublica. Source images: Kevin Wolf/AP, Garen Meguerian/Getty Images, Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images.
by Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey, Documented
Sept. 4, 5 a.m. EDT
Co-published with Documented
Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, privately heaped praise on a major religious-rights group for fighting efforts to reform the nation’s highest court — efforts sparked, in large part, by her husband’s ethical lapses.
Thomas expressed her appreciation in an email sent to Kelly Shackelford, an influential litigator whose clients have won cases at the Supreme Court. Shackelford runs the First Liberty Institute, a $25 million-a-year organization that describes itself as “the largest legal organization in the nation dedicated exclusively to defending religious liberty for all Americans.”
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Thomas wrote that First Liberty’s opposition to court-reform proposals gave a boost to certain judges. According to Shackelford, Thomas wrote in all caps: “YOU GUYS HAVE FILLED THE SAILS OF MANY JUDGES. CAN I JUST TELL YOU, THANK YOU SO, SO, SO MUCH.”
Shackelford said he saw Thomas’ support as evidence that judges, who “can’t go out into the political sphere and fight,” were thankful for First Liberty’s work to block Supreme Court reform. “It’s neat that, you know, those of you on the call are a part of protecting the future of our court, and they really appreciate it,” he said.
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Otherwise I will need to talk to THE MANAGER!
Those are the exact words that through my head whens I read the title on this op. Because of course.
Miss Ginni is nothing if not predictable. As is her husband.
